Honestly you build V nice rigs - I think you would be VERY dissapointed (and I would be) if you went down the prebuilt route...

We won't get shots of lots of nice parts - Build from scratch! You know you want to!

If it were me, I'd start with an Axial AX10 ARTR and build it up from there. It's super easy to use as a platform to build off of and parts are readily available for it. It also allows you to ease into crawling and build upon a solid base of a vehicle without having to jump in with both feet and a big credit card.

great advice unless you have bottomless pockets....looks like an awesome platform to get your feet wet in crawling

btw what part of fl you in skellyo?...i'm in Jupiter

I'm in Orlando.

Damn, that is one fine crawler. It's got some nice parts for sure. Those wheels are some of the best BTW, $100 a set, and they are the EXACT ones on my crawler. Only thing I'd do differently is the body...

Not too sure if TDC wants to compete or just bash (not going to read the entire thread...)

If you want to bash and play, the Tamiya cr-01 landcruiser is great. I currently have a novah crawler esc with a 13.5 motor in it. Good speed. 13mph or so, and it crawls very well with the sensored motor/esc. I have 4 wheel steering, and a few mixes setup thru the M11. Great kit, fun to put together, and looks to be very upgradeable. Plus you can get great runtimes with a 2s 8k true rc pack!!!

I have only change one part so far, the stock slider style driveshafts suck, but electric pede sliders fit right in and can handle everyhting I can throw at the truck. I really beat this truck up, and it keeps coming back for more.

Well I'm going out to look and drive it tomorrow, well see.. :neutral:

Here is some video of it!. :mdr:

http://s174.photobucket.com/albums/w...rrent=run2.flv


Looks like it can crawl :whistle:

Mine are all filled wtih bills at the moment,:lol: I dont have jack swat to spend on a new project..:no: Reality bites.. :eyes:

Great endorsement! I just picked up a CR-01 myself. Now I just need time to put it together! I really hate the Phillips head screws though. Do you know if someone makes an Allen's head kit for it?

That is a nice crawler. One day I will have one too. :cry:

PS: I love that song!!! :great:

I recently got an AX10 ARTR to do up. Currently running the integy 55t lathe motor through a mamba micro pro on a $8 1000mah 3s lipo. Runs forever and has more power than I need. I run a hobbico cs170 TG through a CCBEC.

Not too impressed though, in stock form my revo (converted 3.3, basically stock) crawls better than it :no:

Maybe after a few mods I can get it to do something cool though. So far a waste of money IMO.

i would go with the ax10 kit thats what i did. i ordered it from tower and got it for 190 with free shipping. it says 15 hrs to build it but if you have any common sense in rc stuff you should have it done in a max of 7. i had it as a roller in 5 and wired all electronics the next day in about 2 hrs taking my time. and its a really good crawler stock if you ask me esp if your just starting out. im running a mamba max with a old monster max 27turn brushed motor has wicked low end control and torque and good wheel speed for mudding and trail stuff. im going to go to a holmes hobbies outrunner soon tho. the only upgrades i really suggest are mip c shafts for the tranny to diff shafts because the stock u joints are pretty weak,you get in a little bind and you see the shaft hit the ground. i would also out of the box go to a 4 link in the rear upper links. it really helps eliminate the torque twist. and get the bent lower links for the front and rear for a little more clearance. and get a custom split 8 cell pack and put it on the front axle for better weight up front and a lower cg. i have about 20 oz of weight in each front wheel and i run the battery on a custom alum mount high up on the rear axle for when i go mudding.

You must have something way wrong on your setup if your Revo crawls better.

Do you have drag brake set up on your Mamba? Why are you running such a cheap Lipo?

Re the ax10 shafts, a guy on rccrawler makes cro-mo 6mm outputs for the tranny, alloying you to run revo or max shafts. Never break em :P

Based on what comes with the ARTR, it's actually a better deal than the kit IMO. I actually own both and am quite happy with both, but had the ARTR been available when I decided to buy the kit, I would have bought the ARTR instead. The big advantages of the ARTR:

High Clearance Rear Links
Rear Axle Lockouts
Hardened Diff Lockers
Prepainted Crawler Body (Versus the ugly non-crawler specific body with the kit)
Pro-Line Hammers for Tires

For the $20 increase in price, those added features are well worth it.